Lunch & Learn Resources: Course Design
Lunch & Learn Series: What is Hybrid? with Gabriel Smith
This session will be held on Friday, April 30 at noon. This week’s Lunch & Learn will be on the topic of hybrid learning. The session will be led by LFS Learning Centre’s Gabriel Smith. Topics that will be discussed are: What does “hybrid” mean to instructors?What does “hybrid” mean to students?How can instructors prepare for […]
Apr 28, 2021
Lunch & Learn Series: The Three S’s: Students + Skills (and a bit of passion for spice) = Success with Nina von Keyserlingk
This session will be held on Friday, April 9, at noon In this session of Lunch & Learn, Professor Nina von Keyserlingk of LFS will lead a discussion on her approach to facilitating learning in the courses that she teaches in Applied Animal Biology. Her conversations will include anecdotes from her numerous conversations with her sister, Gesa […]
Apr 07, 2021
Lunch & Learn Series: Developing an Equity Competency in Sustainable Food Systems Education: Exploring a New Model and Sharing Teaching Activities with Will Valley
This session will be held on Friday, February 19th, 2021 at noon. Addressing social inequities has been recognized as foundational to transforming food systems. Activists and scholars have critiqued food movements as lacking an orientation towards addressing issues of social justice. To address issues of inequity, sustainable food systems education (SFSE) programs will have to […]
Feb 10, 2021
Lunch & Learn Series: Easy ways to Improve Student Engagement with Universal Design for Learning with Adrian Granchelli and Duncan McHugh
This session will be held on Friday, February 12, 2021 at noon. Univeral Design for Learning is an approach to give students mutiple means for engagement, representation, action, and expression. Encapsulating such a diverse range within your course will help students interact however they feel compelled to. There are easy ways to start adding diversity […]
Feb 09, 2021
Lunch & Learn Series: Planning your Midterms with Gabriel Smith
This session will be held on Friday, February 5, 2020 at noon. Are you ready for midterms? Are you wondering what settings or software you should be using for your midterms? The topic of this Friday’s Lunch & Learn will be Planning your Midterms. We will discuss instructors’ plans and recommendations for the following: Canvas quiz […]
Feb 03, 2021
Lunch and Learn Series: Two-Stage Exams with Adrian Granchelli
This session will be held on Friday, January 29 at noon. “In a two-stage exam, students first complete and turn in the exam individually and then, working in small groups, answer the exam questions again. During the group part students receive immediate, targeted feedback on their solutions from their fellow students and see alternative approaches […]
Jan 28, 2021
Lunch & Learn Series: Lectures, Assessments, and Community with Adrian Granchelli
This session was held on Friday, January 22 at noon. In this session we will reflect, share, and learn from each other about the past term. We want to hear your personal experiences from teaching on the topics of lectures, assessments, and community. We will also be sharing what students think about these topics – gathered […]
Jan 20, 2021
Lunch & Learn Series: An Overview of Copyright Law and User Rights with Stephanie Savage (IKB Learning Centre)
This session will be held on Friday, January 8, 2021 at noon. Stephanie Savage, Scholarly Communications and Copyright Services Librarian, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, will provide a brief overview of basic user rights and exceptions to copyright and discuss best practices for providing content to students in an online environment. She will also provide […]
Jan 04, 2021
Lunch & Learn Series: Flexible Assessments with Candice Rideout
This session will be held on Friday, December 11 at noon. It can be challenging to create courses that effectively accommodate the needs and preferences of diverse learners. A flexible assessment approach can empower students to personalize their learning experience in ways that also promote their engagement and overall achievement in the course. This session on […]
Dec 07, 2020
Lunch & Learn Series: Canvas Mastery Paths with Adrian Granchelli and Patricia Hingston
This session was held on Friday, December 4th, 2020 at noon. Add a more personalized learning path to your course: With Canvas Mastery Paths, you can allow for different instruction based upon how a student performs on an assignment. This can increase student choice and meet learners where they are. We will learn how-to implement […]
Nov 30, 2020